Hello fellow modellers,
I recently saw a video of an injured soldier being evacuated after the convoy suffered an IED attack. His injuries were serious but not life threathening, he was evacuated using a Bradley.
I would like to make a diorama depicting this sadly common scene in Iraq. My question is, what kind of Medevac vehicles does the Army use. I would like to match it with a Tusk 2 Abrams and maybe a Stryker with slat.
Thank You for the answers,
Arpi
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Posted: Friday, October 01, 2010 - 09:20 AM UTC
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Posted: Friday, October 01, 2010 - 11:04 AM UTC
At least you could use a m113A3 :
or even a M577 with a new generator like the one fitted to the M1068
but I would say that on the battlefield, in an emergency situation, any available vehicle would do the job, whatever the type...
Frenchy
or even a M577 with a new generator like the one fitted to the M1068
but I would say that on the battlefield, in an emergency situation, any available vehicle would do the job, whatever the type...
Frenchy
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Posted: Saturday, October 02, 2010 - 04:25 AM UTC
Thanks for the pictures, Frenchy. Excellent, as always. Do You happen to know what kind of helicopter does the army use for medical purposes?
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Posted: Saturday, October 02, 2010 - 04:54 AM UTC
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Thanks for the pictures, Frenchy. Excellent, as always. Do You happen to know what kind of helicopter does the army use for medical purposes?
Blackhawks (UH-60) are used for medievac.
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Posted: Saturday, October 02, 2010 - 06:17 PM UTC
HH-60 also fly dustoff, without the red cross.
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Posted: Saturday, October 02, 2010 - 11:01 PM UTC
Jeff, Geame, thanks for the answers. Does anybody know what is the exact designation of the Blackhawks they use for this purpose? Is the Academy G or L Blackhawk more correct for this purpose?
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Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010 - 12:22 PM UTC
Academy's UH-60A/L kit is the correct one to convert into an Army MedEvac.
Here is a walkaround of one. The interior has to be modified with a litter stacker for the MedEvac version. Here is a great build to show what has to be done to make it into a MedEvac.
The MH-60G is a US Air Force Combat Search and Rescue helicopter, not a MedEvac helo.
Here is a walkaround of one. The interior has to be modified with a litter stacker for the MedEvac version. Here is a great build to show what has to be done to make it into a MedEvac.
The MH-60G is a US Air Force Combat Search and Rescue helicopter, not a MedEvac helo.
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Posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010 - 12:46 PM UTC
You could use the MH-60G kit for an Afghan scenaro. Like Gino says, it is not a Medevac helicopter...but that did not stop them from flying medevac missions on a regular basis,
I took these pics at the NATO Role 3 Hospital c2008.
I took these pics at the NATO Role 3 Hospital c2008.
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You could use the MH-60G kit for an Afghan scenaro. Like Gino says, it is not a Medevac helicopter...but that did not stop them from flying medevac missions on a regular basis,
Graeme is correct, they can fly medevac, just like any helo can, they are not set up as a dedicated MedEvac helo like the Army MedEvac UH-60s are. The interior on the MH-60G would be as in the Academy kit (sort of, its missing a lot).
Here is my HH-60G build to see what should/could be added to the Academy kit.
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Posted: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 - 01:27 AM UTC
Gino, Greame, thank You a lot for the answers, very helpful...